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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. FRIEL, OF FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

HORSE HAY-FORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,699, dated July 25, 1882. Application filed .lnne 2, 1882. (No model.) Patented in Canada November 12, 1881,No.13,688.

.To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I ,CHARLES ERNEST FEIEL, of Fredericton, in the Province of New Brunswick and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains t0 make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figu're 1 is a side view of myimproved horse hay-fork ready for insertion into a load ofv hay. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the fork in its position after insertion into the load,with the point or prong turned to one side to grasp and hold the load. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view ot' the fork with its parts in the saineposition as in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an edge view with thepartsin theposition shown in Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Myinvention has relation toso-called horse hay-forks, and it consists in an improved construction and combination of parts of a single-pointed harpoon-fork, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A A represent the parallel side bars, which are bolted together at d, e, and k, and form the shaft or stock of the fork. Between these parts works a sliding bar, I), which has oblong slots at d and e', through which pass the bolts d and c. Upon the lowermost bolt, k, is pivoted the solid point or tine F, tothe heel of which is pivoted the slotted locking-link E, which is made with two notches,fand h, forthepurpose hereinafter set forth. The upper end of link E is pivoted to the lower end of the sliding bar D, the upper end ot' which has a short projecting arm, D', in which is hinged the levertrigger B, to the1 outer end of which the rope orchainfortrippingtheforkisattached. Lever B is` connected by an oblong slot oreye,a, and bolt a to a link, C, the upper end of which is ot' my improved harpoon-fork will readily be 4 understood. The solid point F, being in the position shown in Fig. 1, is inserted into the load of hay a sufficient depth, when lever B is turned up into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, which throws the point at right angles, or approximately so, to the stock, so that it will hold the hay while it is being lifted. To drop the load lever B is brought down at right angles to the stock, as shown in Fig. 1, when the hay will readily slip oft the fork by its own weight. The notches or recessesfand h in the locking-link E,which connect-'s the lower end of the sliding bar D with the heel of the point F, by striking against a bolt, g, inserted transversely through the stock limit the play 0f said link and the upward and downward stroke of bar D, and also operate to interlock link E with the stock of the fork, so that the point cannot become accidentally unlocked and lose its grasp while the load of hay is being lifted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl In a horse hay-fork, the combination of the longitudinally-slotted stock A A, having bolts d, c, g, and lc and fixed hook S, sliding bar D, having` oblong slots d and c and projecting arm D', trigger-lever B, link C, locking-link E, having notchesfh, and solid point F, pivoted on bolt k, all constructed and combined substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ERNEST FRIEL.

Witnesses:

ALoNzo STAPLES, J. T. MCMURRAY. 

